East Antrim (Assembly Constituency)

East Antrim (Assembly Constituency)

Coordinates: 54°50′42″N 5°48′40″W / 54.845°N 5.811°W / 54.845; -5.811

East Antrim
Northern Ireland Assembly
County constituency
East Antrim shown within Northern Ireland
First Used: 1996
Assembly Members: Roy Beggs Jr
Stewart Dickson
David Hilditch
Oliver McMullan
Alastair Ross
Sammy Wilson
Districts: Larne, Carrickfergus, Moyle, Newtownabbey

East Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly.

For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the North Antrim and South Antrim constituencies. From 1997 to 2010 it shared boundaries with the East Antrim UK Parliament constituency, this link was broken by the 2010 Westminster General Election but will be restored at the 2011 Assembly elections.

For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency).

Read more about East Antrim (Assembly Constituency):  Members

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